California is famous for many things, wine being one of them, but which of the two major regions, Sonoma or Napa, is the more ...

Wines from Napa and Sonoma are often referred to interchangeably, but the wine regions are very different in geology, climate, and terroir. As a result, the wines produced in each can be very ...

Wine regions across the U.S. are coming into their own, with maturing vineyards and growing tourist appeal. One of the most ...

The Lodi region produces approximately 20 percent of California’s wine grapes—more than Napa and Sonoma combined. Photograph by Stephanie Russo via Lodi Winegrape Commission Some California ...

This is the first government-approved appellation for the region since 2011, when Coombsville became the 16th American Viticultural Area (AVA) within the larger Napa Valley region. Planted ...

Napa Valley and Sonoma County came back to prominence first and are by far California’s best-known regions ... itself remains family-owned (albeit a different family), and its 2022 Husch ...

There’s a California wine region, about a 45-minute drive from San ... and the bottles are often reasonably priced. But this isn’t Napa or Sonoma, it’s the bucolic Suisun Valley.

These are the key differences that make the wines from each region distinctive. Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks educator. He ...